bynummustang's progress thread

bynummustang · Jan 6, 2009

I meant to start this when I started the work. I will take pictures of the current state tomorrow.

This is a list of the projects that will be in this thread at some point:

Smoothing engine bay
Building 412 or 418 Windsor stroker, 13:1 CR or so
Diet (removing EVERYTHING not needed)
Weld in cage
Tubular K-member
Fuel cell
Possibly 4 link

The car will be a lightweight monster, used for drag and road racing.

I have my work cut out for me, I know. The car is a 1990 Red Lx hatch. 25th anniversary.

Rick 91GT · Jan 6, 2009

Jordan, sounds like a interesting project.... You'll be surprised how much weight you can remove...

bynummustang · Jan 6, 2009

Thanks, I might e-mail/PM you with my plans on the motor, and see what you think of my combo/plan.

riceslayer302 · Jan 6, 2009

sounds fun, keep us updated

bynummustang · Jan 6, 2009

riceslayer302 said:
sounds fun, keep us updated

Will do. Your engine bay is most of the inspiration for me doing mine like that.

bentley429 · Jan 6, 2009

Sounds like a sweet project. Deff post up lots of pictures.

bynummustang · Jan 6, 2009

Current Pictures will be coming by 11:00 EST.

riceslayer302 · Jan 6, 2009

bynummustang said:
Will do. Your engine bay is most of the inspiration for me doing mine like that.

haha geez thanks.

post tons of pics, we love pics.

bynummustang · Jan 6, 2009

Here are some old pictures, what the car was before the oil pump locked up and started the whole change. Clean, body, STRONG motor.

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riceslayer302 · Jan 6, 2009

nice, carnage pics?

bynummustang · Jan 6, 2009

Here is the start of the engine bay work, and the beginning of the diet. The wheel skates are well worth it. I can move the car anywhere by myself. Under the front quarter panels there was a bunch of surface rust, so that will be a new project too.

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bynummustang · Jan 6, 2009

double post. Dang

bynummustang · Jan 6, 2009

riceslayer302 said:
nice, carnage pics?

No pics of any carnage, the bottom end was still fine. The shaft was snapped, and it got shut off immediately. I'll try to find the shaft or a picture of it. I took a stock shaft to my metal shop in high school, and measured how much torque it would take to cause the twisting of the shaft like it was, and then to the snapping point, 389 ft.lbs.

The wrong thing is the focus of the picture. But you can still see what happened.

riceslayer302 · Jan 6, 2009

are you going to run the harness inside the car?

bynummustang · Jan 6, 2009

riceslayer302 said:
are you going to run the harness inside the car?

I will have no harness. There will be no electronics on the car save ignition, and spark. I'm going carbed.

riceslayer302 · Jan 6, 2009

that will be cool. keep posting those pics man.

grey5.0beast · Jan 6, 2009

Very nice Jordan. How long have you been a member of the jackstand racing team???

bynummustang · Jan 7, 2009

grey5.0beast said:
Very nice Jordan. How long have you been a member of the jackstand racing team???

For this car about 2 years. For my '91, about a year.

DocG · Jan 7, 2009

Is that the one you were selling? I didn't realize you had 2?

I'm so confused.

bynummustang · Jan 7, 2009

DocG2828 said:
Is that the one you were selling? I didn't realize you had 2?

I'm so confused.

Its the one I'm keeping, thus the work being done. The one I'm selling has taken another odd turn.

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